Brawlin' Buddy

A funny story about this autograph.

1999

By the time my friend and I showed up to the mall the line was wrapped around the parking lot. We waited for nearly an hour before it became very apparent that not everyone was going to get a chance to meet The Rock. My friend and I decided to try to cut someone near the front, pretending to be their friends, and slip them a 20. It totally worked. Up until that moment, that was the smoothest thing I've ever done. Now it probably ranks 3rd or 4th. We were ushered in to the next room with The Rock, but they stopped the line right behind us, and right in front of the guy who we cut. We were super worried they wouldn't be let in and that we'd be jumped in the parking lot. We begged security to let them in, and they obliged. They were the last group of the day.